CA2110834A1 - Device and Method for Breaking an Ampoule - Google Patents

Device and Method for Breaking an Ampoule

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CA2110834A1
CA2110834A1 CA2110834A CA2110834A CA2110834A1 CA 2110834 A1 CA2110834 A1 CA 2110834A1 CA 2110834 A CA2110834 A CA 2110834A CA 2110834 A CA2110834 A CA 2110834A CA 2110834 A1 CA2110834 A1 CA 2110834A1
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ampoule
breaking
guard arrangement
frangible
frangible ampoule
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CA2110834C (en
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James F. Monthony
Dwight Livingston
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Becton Dickinson and Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/92—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers by breaking, e.g. for ampoules
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/0096—Casings for storing test samples
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M45/00—Means for pre-treatment of biological substances
    • C12M45/22—Means for packing or storing viable microorganisms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/38—Swabs having a stick-type handle, e.g. cotton tips
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28—Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/30—Staining; Impregnating ; Fixation; Dehydration; Multistep processes for preparing samples of tissue, cell or nucleic acid material and the like for analysis
    • G01N1/31—Apparatus therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
    • G01N2001/028—Sampling from a surface, swabbing, vaporising

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Genetics & Genomics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Biotechnology (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)
  • Measuring Or Testing Involving Enzymes Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
  • Devices For Opening Bottles Or Cans (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention is a device and method for breaking an ampoule. In particular, the device is preferably for use in an apparatus for collecting and transporting biological specimens. The device comprises a guard arrangement that surrounds a frangible ampoule. With appropriate force applied to the guard arrangement, the frangible ampoule is ruptured.
CA002110834A 1993-04-21 1993-12-07 Device and method for breaking an ampoule Expired - Fee Related CA2110834C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US08/050,521 1993-04-21
US08/050,521 US5313959A (en) 1993-04-21 1993-04-21 Device and method for breaking an ampoule

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CA2110834A1 true CA2110834A1 (en) 1994-10-22
CA2110834C CA2110834C (en) 2000-09-19

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US (1) US5313959A (en)
EP (1) EP0621232B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2516734B2 (en)
AU (1) AU662086B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2110834C (en)
DE (1) DE69309430T2 (en)
SG (1) SG45463A1 (en)
TW (1) TW256770B (en)

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CA2110834C (en) 2000-09-19
TW256770B (en) 1995-09-11
US5313959A (en) 1994-05-24
JPH06312787A (en) 1994-11-08
DE69309430D1 (en) 1997-05-07
EP0621232B1 (en) 1997-04-02
JP2516734B2 (en) 1996-07-24
EP0621232A1 (en) 1994-10-26
SG45463A1 (en) 1998-01-16
DE69309430T2 (en) 1997-10-23
AU662086B2 (en) 1995-08-17
AU5395994A (en) 1994-10-27

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